sulks

Example Sentences

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"All players want to play, it's normal, it's what makes us happy. I have team-mates who want to play too, but no one sulks," Griezmann told reporters.

From Barron's • Nov. 8, 2025

He doesn’t say so, exactly, but he sulks if I try to wear them.

From Washington Post • Aug. 12, 2022

Ramón de Ocampo, who plays Hamlet, broods and sulks as any Hamlet must.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2022

On slave ships, captives frequently died from "the sulks."

From Salon • Jan. 1, 2022

“There’s always next year, hon,” says Dad, because that’s the Dad-ish thing to say when your daughter, more or less, sulks through an entire weekend.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein